Football pundit Kevin Phillips has slated Robert Snodgrass for his behavior claiming that footballers should keep their thoughts to themselves rather than vent out their frustrations on the pitch.
The 30 year old Snodgrass joined the Villains during the summer from West Ham on a season long loan deal and has gone on to impress and has scored two goals and recorded two assists from 11 games.
Villa meanwhile have so far enjoyed a modest season and occupy sixth position on the Championship standings and are nine points adrift of Championship leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers. Phillips was however disappointed with the behavior of Snodgrass during the weekend and insisted that he should not have vented.
He said: “Robert Snodgrass vented his frustration at being taken off before half-time, chucking his shinpads to the floor and hurling his strapping into the dugout. It is something I have seen a lot in my career, players reacting like that after being substituted, and I do not agree with it.
“When he was substituted at St Andrew’s in the Birmingham derby as well, he looked frustrated – but he was not playing well. Frustration is natural, but it should be kept in-house.”
